About Career Services
Career Services helps students achieve their career goals and connects employers in
the community with qualified new talent.
Our mission:
- Provide career counseling to students in a friendly, welcoming environment.
- Help students identify career goals by clarifying their interests, abilities, and
career options.
- Instill students and alumni with the job search skills and career development principles
they need to thrive.
- Be a dependable resource and partner. View every interaction as an opportunity to
educate students about professionalism, diversity, and ethics.
- Build cooperative relationships and maintain working alliances with students, faculty,
staff, employers, alumni, and the community.
Career Assessment Services
SCC offers free career assessments for current students and alumni. We’ll help you
interpret the results, review careers that may be a good match, and we can even help
you shadow a professional.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment (MBTI)
The MBTI® assessment is the most widely used personality assessment in the world.
Based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types, the MBTI measures an individual’s
interests and preferences in an online questionnaire. Students will receive a personalized,
written report that we’ll use to explore your vocational and academic interests and
career options that complement the student’s personality type.
Strong Interest Inventory Assessment
The most widely used career planning instrument in the world, the Strong Interest
Inventory® is an indepth assessment of an individual’s interests among a broad range
of occupations, work and leisure activities, and educational subjects. This instrument
is based on the idea that individuals are more satisfied and productive when they
work in jobs or at tasks that they find interesting and when they work with people
whose interests match their own. Students will receive a personalized, written report
identifying optimum career choices based their assessed interests.
Career counseling services are also available for non-SCC students for a fee of $75.
Appointments with non-SCC students will be conducted during non-peak time periods.
Job Search Resources
All SCC students have access to our online job platform, Handshake. Login with your SCC credentials to search for jobs and internships. Career Services
has created a resource guide to assist students and alumni in their job search, available here.
- USAJobs Internships, scholarships, and careers with federal government agencies
The job opportunities listed by SCC are for information only. St. Charles Community
College does not evaluate employment or internship sites for ADA, safety, or other
compliance criteria, and we are not responsible for the practices and policies at
these sites. SCC is not responsible for the actions of individuals applying for or
subsequently employed at these sites. The college reserves the right to determine
which jobs are posted.
For Employers & Recruiters
We put you in touch with the community's brightest young minds.
Employers can use SCC's online job platform Handshake to post full- and part-time positions and internships. SCC is also happy to host
employers on campus. Contact us to reserve a table in a high-traffic area to connect
with our students.
Let's work together
- Connect with SCC departments and student organizations.
- Recruit from a pool of talented students and alumni.
- Advance your brand on campus at a job fair or through a classroom presentation
- Build relationships with faculty across a range of disciplines.
- Volunteer to provide opportunities for job shadowing and mentoring.
Contact Jenny Hahn-Schnipper to discuss recruitment opportunities with SCC.
Avoiding Job Scams & Fraudulent Employers
When you’re searching for jobs, always be on the lookout for red flags from scammers
like the ones listed below. During the initial hiring process, you should never be
asked to supply any private information, like your social security number or your
bank account information, to a potential employer, and you should never process any
financial transactions. Research companies on trusted websites like LinkedIn, the Better Business Bureau and Glassdoor.
Remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Unsure? Ask us.
Red flags include the following:
- A representative asks you to use your personal email account not your SCC account.
- A representative asks you to provide your credit card or bank account numbers or other
personal financial documentation
- The representative asks you to provide your social security number and/or driver's
license information in the initial application.
Red flags include the following:
- The representative tells you that the organization does not have an office set up
in your area and will need you to help get the office up and running. This scam often
includes a request for your banking information, supposedly to help the employer make
transactions.
- The position requires an initial investment, such as a payment by wire service or
courier.
- You receive an unexpectedly large check to deposit into your bank account.
Avoid organizations who:
- Offer opportunities to “make quick money” or “one-day only specials”
- Offer to send or wire money to your bank account.
They may ask you to cash the check and/or send money to other accounts. Once your
bank or financial institution processes the scammer's check or financial request,
you may be informed the monies are invalid or “not real.” In the meantime, you are
held responsible for the funds the bank has sent at your direction to other accounts.
Red flags include the following:
- The position indicates a "first-year compensation" that far exceeds the average compensation
for that type of position at other companies.
- The salary range listed is very wide, e.g., "employees can earn from $40K - $80K the
first year."
- The salary is listed as weekly, e.g., “earn $500/week.” In the U.S., it is rare to
see salaries listed as weekly.
- The position initially appears as a traditional job but is structured as an independent
contractor opportunity.
- The posting neglects to mention the responsibilities of the job. Instead, the description
focuses on the amount of money to be made.
Red flags include the following:
- The email handle does not match the domain used by the organization, or it comes from
@live.com, @yahoo, @hotmail, or @gmail account. Validate that an email is legitimate
by visiting the organization's official website. You can also check the open positions
on the organization's career/jobs page.
- You receive unsolicited email that is not personally addressed to you. If the email
references a referral from the Career Center, Contact the Career Center to verify the employer.
- The organization’s website contains very little information or information only about
the job in which you are interested.
- The employer’s and/or representative’s contact information is hard to find or verify.
- The employer contacts you by phone from a hidden number.
- The employer responds to you immediately after you submit your resume (excluding auto-responses
confirming your application has been received).
- An offer of employment is given almost immediately following an initial online/phone
interview
- Google results for the organization’s name include spam reports. Check reports at
www.ripoffreport.com.
- The posting includes numerous spelling and grammatical errors.
Graduate Survey Reports
Want to know how SCC grads are doing out in the world? Check out these reports to
see where our grads are working and what they’re earning.
Jenny Hahn-Schnipper